“In the first quarter after this
boycott was announced, our sales and our earnings, shall we say
politely, were a bit disappointing,” Tom Strobhar said.

Schultz said the decision was based on
respecting diversity, not increasing sales.

“If you feel, respectfully, that you
can get a higher return than the 38 percent you got last year, it's a
free country,” Schultz said. “You can sell your shares of
Starbucks and buy shares in another company. Thank you very much.”